Comments on: Review: My Real Children, Jo Walton

By: litlove

litlove — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 13:18:14 +0000

I read Among Others and did like it, just felt I didn’t have enough knowledge to fully appreciate the sci-fi recommendations part of it (which was a shame as I thought it might usefully introduce me to the genre). Reading your lovely review reminds me of the best part of that book, though, the simple engagement with a very real life. I do like it when authors have the courage to be quiet and honest in their novels – it can be very powerful in its own way.

By: Gin Jenny

Gin Jenny — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:05:25 +0000

In reply to aartichapati. Yep, I think that's definitely true. It's a book about choosing your path and what the repercussions of that are.

By: Gin Jenny

Gin Jenny — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:04:33 +0000

In reply to Alice. Well, I think the character in her old age feels she must choose between them, but the book leaves it open-ended.

By: Gin Jenny

Gin Jenny — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:01:20 +0000

In reply to Diana McDougall. No! I've never even heard of it. Thanks for the recommendation -- I'll look into it!

By: Gin Jenny

Gin Jenny — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:00:53 +0000

In reply to Charlie. Ahahaha, oh Sliding Doors! I love that movie.

By: Gin Jenny

Gin Jenny — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:00:02 +0000

In reply to Jeanne. I like the ambiguous ending because I have always liked an ambiguous ending. It is catnip for me.

By: Gin Jenny

Gin Jenny — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 14:59:23 +0000

In reply to Athira. Yes, very. If you're reading Jo Walton for the first time, you can't go wrong with Among Others; and this one's quite good too.

By: Gin Jenny

Gin Jenny — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 14:58:55 +0000

In reply to Vasilly. I...yeah, I do. Don't you think? I mean what else could you do, really?

By: aartichapati

aartichapati — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 02:49:00 +0000

I definitely want to read this one! I like that Walton doesn’t make out that one life is fated and the other was not (at least, that is what it seems like). I do not really believe in fate or soul mates but in making the most of what you can, and it seems like she embraces this.

By: Alice

Alice — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 10:51:53 +0000

This sounds very interesting, a book to get you thinking. I’m not sure I could cope with the two worlds as my mind would want to chose between them (as I wanted to chose between Ursula’s lives in Life After Life.)